99 Long nose point
Snails bay, Balmain
Easter Sunday
Dear Norm,
You will see by the heading the day of my choosing to write my
letters but as there is a mail out on Tuesday and tomorrow is Easter Monday I
thought I would seize the opportunity and try to give you some of the news up
to now.
It was just great to receive that most interesting letter from you
and gave us a very vivid idea of the tension the people of London must be under
at the present time and then this big offensive on top of it. Oh how I would
like to send some food over by the wireless for it seems hardly fair that we
out here should be able to practically get everything we want in the way of
food and our own people over the other side barely able to get anything.
To see the gaiety this Easter Norm you would hardly believe it was
our war. I think it is so hard to realise, being so far away, until the news
comes though that one of our nearest and dearest have been taken that we
wonder. For instance, all we hear of the air raids is on the placards at night “Another
raid on London” and when you open the paper there is very little detail of it.
I have shown this last letter of yours and the cutting to several people.
Norm
for tis good sometimes that we should know what others are suffering over the
other side to make us more unselfish and contented with what is given to us.
Well Norm, the Easter music is all over and I do love it. We went
out on Wednesday to “St Clements Marrickville (Canon Martin’s church) to help
them with the Crucifixion music and I did enjoy it as everyone else did. The
Canon is such a dear old man and seems to always say the right thing. He was
very surprised at Mr King looking so old and I feel sure that at the time he
made the remark he did not know of Stan’s death for it has aged him quite 10
years. And he does try to be brave but you can tell he is suffering hard. They
gave us supper afterwards and made us so welcome. Reg came out and seems to
have taken up his choir interest more keenly. On Friday he rendered “Olivel to
Calvary” and I am sure everyone must have enjoyed it. Bob Roper, Reg and
Charlie took the solo parts all were in very good voice, especially Bob whose
voice has improved very much, is just as sweet and even much stronger. The
church was fairly crowded. There were more there than I had seen for sometime.CG
(Charles Gooud) left immediately after the service by boat to Newcastle for the
regatta up there and I see by todays paper that he came third, but it is all
the same if he came first with regard to expenses for the three Sydney boats
Rene 1st, Isabelle 2nd and Unique agree that they would share
expenses wherever they came and they finished as I named them above. They, the
Sydney boats came 1st, 2nd and 3rd. It has
been perfect weather this Easter, perfect days and nights and have every
promise of ending up the same.
We are going to the show tomorrow to have a good look around and
to watch the country folk and all the battalions have rooms out there, so I
hope it is fine as it makes a great difference.
I went up to Doug Cowel’s place on Saturday as Stan and Al were
down and we had a great time. You remember the last time we went, well I haven’t
been since then. Doug had a taxi at the station for us and also brought us back
and I did not arrive home till ½ past 12 (Saturday morning) but it was a
perfect night and we all came home, Mr and Mrs Vale? And 3 of us) in the train
together. I was very glad to see Mrs vale there, and I understand well on the
improve, but talks a lot of poor old Tas. andTas’ boy cousin was there and he
was the image of our Gus- always did you say Gus was like Tas and everyone said
you could see the likeness in the three of them.
We had letters from Joe this mail and he said he was going to call
on you and hope by this time you have seen him. Mrs Noble told us last night
that you often see George and he is on the staff now. Remember me to him when
you see him and tell him to keep out of the firing line if he can as he has
done his bit and we do want some of our boys back.
Fred Whitehead came back on Friday and looks extremely well.
Well Norm, times up and I must close this time and hope you are a
s happy as can be under the circumstances and continue to get on with all your
lady friends? With best regards from all the crowd at the gate and the
best of good wishes
From Sincerely yours, Dot
PS Am sending you some papers
this mail as they will come in handy at the buffet for the boys.
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